Alberta-British Columbia Boundary.

He just loved Scrogen.

What's in your Scrogen, ginger? And am I right in thinking it's what I would call "trail mix"?

Yes June, You are spot on.
http://ourhikingblog.com.au/2009/04/trail-mix-gorp-or-scroggin-hiking-snack.html

Well! We kept feeding that Squirrel till it lay down and just fell asleep.
Now I know how to catch wild Critters. (just fill their tummy) ^_^
I wonder if I could teach Him to play the Mouth Organ ?

I've got a good Picture of him lying down.
But the Photo adding thingy is missing this morning.

Well here it is.

Did you offer him an after-dinner mint?

No Mints only Licorice allsorts.

Do you recognise this rather large Bird ?
I was a tad worried it may be a Raptor and he would fly off with Sammy.

Godzilla jay.

Godzilla jay. ?

There was also a Gurl Bird of the same kind.
I would like to know what they really are.

Well, to the best of my birding ability, which isn't great, I think the one on the right looks like a jay, and the one on the left looks like a sparrow. This is what happens when you put radioactive water in the bird bath. The Godzilla jay has been known to carry off small children and Japanese anime characters.

Where did you find these crazy sculptures?

So, I was half right - they are both sparrows! Thanks for the link. The design and construction process was pretty amazing.

Well, it's past my bedtime here in Ontario, so I'm off to get my beauty sleep now. Have a great day in Ozz!

I thought it was funny these Women decided to breast feed their babies next to the female Bird.

I guess the Male Bird was closer to the Pub. (Tap & Barrel)

It's morning, and I'm back. Did you have a drink at the pub, ginger? What's your opinion on Canadian beer?

Lions Winter Ale is the best Beer I have ever tasted.
After returning to Ozz.
I contacted Granville Island Brewing to find out where in Australia I could buy some more.
No luck, They do not export to any other country at all.
She told me it is local sales only.
And only a Winter Ale to make it even harder to get.

I feel your pain, although I'm not much of a beer drinker. I particularly like an Italian aperitivo called 'Punt e Mes' (it's brown, slightly bitter, with a more complex flavour than Campari, and makes you feel alert). If I want that I have to fly to Rome, buy it there, and fly it back in my suitcase. If any of my friends in BC decide to take a trip to Ozz, I'll ask them to fit some cans of Lions Winter Ale into their luggage for you!

A flight to Rome makes it an expensive beer.

I rather liked the one from Lake Louise as well.
'Kokanee' It was nice and smooth, not much head.

Sorry, I wasn't clear - the 'Punt e Mes' isn't a beer. It's wine-based, flavored with "secret" herbs, and intended to be drunk before meals to perk up the appetite. It's good to try the beers, wines, liqueurs, etc. of any country you visit, don't you think? When I'm in restaurants in Europe and I hear tourists ordering Coca-cola or "American" coffee with their meals, I feel sad. They're missing so much!

By the way, I'm impressed that you drank Canadian beer and still managed to take great photographs.

I fully agree with you about trying other peoples Beers.
This was an Ozzi lunch at Lake Louise Mountain Snow Fields.
Beers and Fries Yummm! ^_^

Sure enjoyed the photo's..another trip please try Ontario...

Betty,
Do you have Water Rafting in Ontario ?
Even here is a good time to sample the local Kokanee Beer.
Not sure what this River is called.
I only know that it was Bl---- cold.
Glacier runoff.

Not sure it's as grand as what you are accustomed to but yes we do

http://www.wildernesstours.com/

Thanks for that link Betty.
That 3 day Tour sure looks like fun.
And the Night time dress up sure looks like fun.

Our dingies were just Woolworths blow up kids toys.
But they did the job.

You certainly look as though you've had a time of your life.

We Ozzies don't have fun, we make fun.
You should have seen the look on the faces of all the other tourists at that Car park.

As old as I am I still enjoy making my fun...life's all about enjoying oneself!

Most people never go to Whistler during Summer.
But the Snow slopes and all the jumps make great Mountain Bike teritory.

This is a close up of the House Tunnel from the previous Picture.
I did not see too many people using it.
Check out all the bikes on the chair lift.

Who would have thought you could have so much fun with YPO.

This Picture was taken from the exact same Summer spot as Post #9411469.
But this Picture is obviously during Winter.

Great shots, ginger. You can amost see the speed of the bikes leaning into the downhill curves! Who are all the folks in your boating/biking/snow-sport pics - friends, relatives, or chance encounters? Are any of them You!

I'm full of questions this morning. What is a Tunnel House used for? And what is a YPO?

Speaking of snow, I need to go out and clear 8 inches of the stuff off the roof of my aluminum-frame greenhouse before it collapses under the weight. It's still snowing, too.

By the way, I did the white water rafting in the Ottawa River that Betty posted about - mind you, this was about 25 years ago, when all my limbs were working properly. It was fun until the spray covered my glasses, and then I couldn't see the huge rocks, whirlpools, standing waves, etc. any more and could just concentrate on paddling for my life and trying to stay in the boat.

One person in some of the Pictures is a relative.
All the others are just people on the same tour.
Some times they are on the same 3 or 4 week tour so they finish up in many of my Pictures.

Ypo means with 'your pants on'.

This was a Rafting trip from 2009 at Chinook Canada.

These two Pictures were taken 1 second apart.
Every one got wet this day.

That looks exactly like what I remember of my long-ago white water rafting experience. I also remember that the wet-suits stank of pee! (Not mine, I hasten to add).

This Picture was meant to go right next to the first Picture in this Chinook series.
As you can see, It is all but imposible to keep the camera dry.

A ride like this sure stays with you a long time June.
There were 4 rafts in our flotilla.
And this was the last two.

Yes, it's an exhillarating experience all right! What I didn't like about it was the water getting on my glasses so I could not see. When danger is heading towards me, I want to see it coming.

It says on the brochure that contact lenses can be worn.
This was the end of the ride.

They look very happy! I guess none of them lost a contact lens in the river.

And this is the tired brave Soldiers. (none of them were wearing contacts)
Now carrying their steeds back to the start for yet one more ride.